Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

48 reviews

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Quick read but ultimately not for me. The quality of writing just isn’t there and many of the characters are unnecessary to the plot, sometimes even disappearing for chapters at a time. Characters are also shallow, and the number of red herrings/loose threads is annoying (why is the serial killer even mentioned??)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

abbiexhope's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Outing

kaylamoran's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

So here's the thing.  It was very entertaining, and I sped through it quickly.  But, (and I hesitate to say this for fear I'll sound like an ass), I thought it was very predictable.  For reasons I won't share here because of spoilers, I thought the murderer was pretty obvious fairly early on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Outing

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really enjoy her writing and the characters she created in this book, but the ending was a bit dull and happened too quickly. It didn't feel satisfying. Including the perspective of the murderer in the epilogue would've been nice instead of getting that information through another character's perspective, but it wouldn't have changed my mind on the ending feeling rushed. I think Heather & Doug were my favorite characters overall, but none of them were written poorly. Overall, I enjoyed everything except the last few pages of the climax. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Vomit, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, War, and Classism

orndal's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

fraise's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jusreadz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

leebeeloves's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kelleywithanextrae's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

srah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War